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(49,348 posts) Mon Mar 1, 2021, 10:16 PM Mar 2021

Does Medicare pay for rehab stay following a surgery? [View all]

Spouse had an open heart surgery, went OK but will require some rehab before can go home and be self sufficient. I cannot take care of everything. Right now two nurses handle some of the movements.

I kinda remember, when we purchased our long term insurance, that Medicare pays for initial stay if there is a direct transfer from the hospital.

Anyone can shed more info?

I suppose the Social Worker in the hospital should know about it, also what is available around. I think that by now these places are safer than they were last year - Covid wise - and spouse had both vaccines.

Hope to know more tomorrow.

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Does Medicare pay for rehab stay following a surgery? [View all] question everything Mar 2021 OP

If my memory is correct they pay for one hundred days. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 #1

Best to verify this. Depends on how long in the hospital, if discharged directly from there, etc. SharonAnn Mar 2021 #5

I certainly will but the comments here are a start on which to ask question everything Mar 2021 #7

yes they will Groundhawg Mar 2021 #2

I have a Medicare Advantage plan. rsdsharp Mar 2021 #3

Thanks. This is what we have. And I do hope that stay should be less than 19 days. question everything Mar 2021 #4

After I went home it also paid for a daily visit by a nurse rsdsharp Mar 2021 #6

Wow. That's amazing. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #8

I got the bill for 16 days of hospitalization, rsdsharp Mar 2021 #11

My. I will ask, did you pay the $1770? PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #13

Oh yes. I thought it was quite reasonable. rsdsharp Mar 2021 #14

I'm inclined to agree that it was quite reasonable. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #15

This will be nice - rehab in the hospital instead of transferred to another place via ambulance, no question everything Mar 2021 #16

Four years ago spouse had a knee replacement surgery, stayed in the hospital three days question everything Mar 2021 #17

Medicare pays 100% for first 10 days... Trueblue Texan Mar 2021 #9

I certainly will. Social worker stopped by but was saying so much that it was hard to keep up. question everything Mar 2021 #10

Home health after discharge from inpatient therapy should be covered 100% Trueblue Texan Mar 2021 #12

This is what I found. First, because we have Medicare Advantage - there is nothing else here question everything Mar 2021 #18